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Usury (/ ˈ j uː ʒ ər i /) is, as defined today, the practice of making unethical or immoral monetary loans that unfairly enrich the lender. Originally, usury meant interest of any kind. A loan may be considered usurious because of excessive or abusive interest rates or other factors. Historically, in some Christian societies, and in many Islamic societies even today, charging any interest ...

Texas is the second-largest U.S. state, after Alaska, with an area of 268,820 square miles (696,200 km 2).Though 10% larger than France and almost twice as large as Germany or Japan, it ranks only 27th worldwide amongst country subdivisions by size.If it were an independent country, Texas would be the 40th largest behind Chile and Zambia.. Texas is in the south central part of the United ...